Untitled
The Met
Artist: Shibata Zeshin(Japanese, 1807–1891)
Date: late 19th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Fan painting mounted as album leaf; tempera on paper
Dimensions: Overall: 13 x 23 5/8 in. (33 x 60 cm) Image: 7 7/16 x 20 5/8 in. (18.9 x 52.4 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Gifts, Bequests, and Funds from various donors, by exchange, 1952
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Fan-shaped paper collage with blue and landscape elements on a speckled gold background, framed
Detailed Description
A rectangular artwork features a large, light beige, fan-shaped paper laid horizontally on a speckled gold background. The fan's wider, curved edge is on the right, and its narrower, curved edge is on the left. The gold background has a fine, irregular texture resembling glitter or small flecks. On the left side of the fan, a small red seal with black characters is visible. Slightly to the right of the seal, two thin, light-colored rectangular strips are placed horizontally, overlapping slightly. Overlapping these strips and positioned towards the center-right of the fan are two rectangular pieces of paper. The bottom piece is a solid, muted blue with subtle horizontal striations and some darker marks. The top piece, slightly smaller and angled, depicts a landscape. It has a light beige background with broad, light brown brushstrokes suggesting clouds or hills, and darker, almost black, irregular shapes at the bottom, resembling trees or rocks. The entire composition is contained within a narrow, light brown frame.
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